Cost of living comparison
Australia is 5.3% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Australia instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Australia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Wellington
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Australia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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